The main text on the war memorial reads: Rising to the defense of their country, by the thousands they came — these young Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii, the States, America's concentration camps — to fight in Europe and in the Pacific during World War II. Looked upon with suspicion, set apart and deprived of their constitutional rights, they nevertheless remained steadfast and served with indomitable spirit and uncommon valor, for theirs was a fight to prove loyalty. This legacy will serve as a sobering reminder that never again shall any group be denied liberty and the rights of citizenship.
Also on the monument is a quote from the President of the United States when signing the reparation bill: My fellow Americans, we gather here today to right a grave wrong ... Now let me sign HR442.
— President Ronald Regan, Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
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